Barbara Boxer

Women in this world are suffering greatly.

I hope we can work together.

Our colleague Senator Wellstone has taken the lead in a lot of these areas.

I know there are some contentious issues--family planning.

I along with my colleague from Montana view this issue of equal representation as essential to this legislation. Can we have the commitment of the Senator from Ohio that at least one voting member of the SAC will be from the environmental…

Senator Landrieu deeply disturbed and upset in her view that rather than helping the people who adopt the most difficult situations, in other words, children who are disabled, children in foster care, we are going in the other direction. I…

That is right. We wanted to protect Social Security. They did not want to go that way, which really led me to Social Security.

I am very disappointed this morning that we haven't been able to do at least one good thing for the women and children of this country, and that is to pass the House bill, the Violence Against Women Act, to get it done.

Yes. The Violence Against Women Act reauthorization has expired. We can't permit this to continue any longer. The House acted, and well over 400 Members voted to reauthorize it.

I thank my friend for setting the record straight and for doing such a good job because we do have to remember where we were when the Clinton-Gore administration took office. In my State, there was suffering; there was no hope; people's…

Under the first 4 years of the Bush plan, out of the 34 million seniors, this new benefit would go to less than 700,000 people. And those people have to go through the welfare offices. If there is no other reason to oppose it, there it is…

Because I think this is a stunning point that you have made and are amplifying on today. Out of the 34 million senior citizens in this country who are covered under Medicare--not to mention the 5 million disabled; let's throw that out for…

It seems to me, with both Presidential candidates out there talking about education, and with huge differences in the two positions; where you have George Bush supporting a voucher system to pull money out of the public schools into the…

Yes. When I go home to meet my constituency, they, as taxpayers, will say to me: Senator, what did you think about page 1030 in that omnibus bill? Did you actually get a chance to vote on it? I will say: In the big sense, I guess you could…

I say to my friend, it almost seems to me that what is happening is unconstitutional. I do not have a law degree. But we don't see these bills coming through the Senate for Senators to comment on. Sometimes we get a bill through here and…

I am absolutely delighted we are on the same side on this point. The frustration level of Senators, as my friend Senator Harkin pointed out in his very to-the-point-question, is that we have no other option but to turn to these priorities…

I support H.R. 2884, but I oppose Senator Murkowski's substitute amendment that undermines the new oil valuation rule for royalty payments on oil produced on Federal lands. This rule took over three years to finally implement. Senator…

I think that is the clearest explanation I have ever heard of the Bush plan. It is very clear. Something that I read yesterday reminded me of the days when Newt Gingrich was in control, and as the Senator well remembers, in 1995 it led to…

But when you have a bill that has worked to increase the funding for shelters and train judges and doctors and the rest, and as a result we have seen a 21-percent decline in this kind of violence, it ought to breeze through here. But I…

I think also--and I know he is so aware of this--another reason they do not walk away is their kids.

The last question I have is this: Our colleagues are up in arms about allowing us to have a vote on this, but they are bringing out amendments without even asking the authors if they want them attached to this particular bill. It amazes…

You will note that section 205 explicitly does not give the Resource Advisory Committees the power to either ``approve'' or ``disapprove'' projects. Rather, under section 205, the Resource Advisory Committees are given the power to…

I will be brief, but I think it is important that I put some comments into the Record because I have a sense that perhaps Senator Craig may be back with a similar amendment at another time, and I think it is important to lay the groundwork…

These editorials are in favor of roadless protections. The two Senators from New Mexico have offered us a great service because they have essentially, by their amendment, stopped us from a very controversial amendment that was…

All the people who need the help will be helped under the Democratic alternative.